Oscars: Reactions

CaptionRooney Mara, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'

Merrick Morton / Columbia Pictures

Nominated for actress: "I knew there was a very small chance," Mara said from her home in Los Angeles after receiving the news from her mother. "I was very surprised, and I feel very honored and humbled to be a part of a list of women that I've looked up to for a while."

Nominated for actress: "I knew there was a very small chance," Mara said from her home in Los Angeles after receiving the news from her mother. "I was very surprised, and I feel very honored and humbled to be a part of a list of women that I've looked up to for a while." (Merrick Morton / Columbia Pictures)

Nominated for supporting actress: "I think I'm touching the ground again," she said. "The accolades are wonderful, but I'm more impressed that this little movie that started out with a group of friends trying to make an independent film has turned into a phenomenon. It's about the underdogs, and it's grabbing people's heart strings. I've never been a part of something like that. It's changed my view of the world and my role in the world."

Nominated for supporting actress: "I think I'm touching the ground again," she said. "The accolades are wonderful, but I'm more impressed that this little movie that started out with a group of friends trying to make an independent film has turned into a phenomenon. It's about the underdogs, and it's grabbing people's heart strings. I've never been a part of something like that. It's changed my view of the world and my role in the world." (Dale Robinette / DreamWorks)